Fruit Forest Farm
natural, pesticide-free farm
Cobble Hill, BC
 

All of our main season apples are now ready. They are all $2.75/lb, except $2.50/lb for bulk. We are open for we pick every day, and upick Th-Fri 9-2 and Saturday 9-12.

Honeycrisp, Novamac and Prima apples now available. All sales matched as a donation to Nourish Cowichan.

Plums and apples, plus matched donations!

Huge week for fruit. We are now open for apples, figs, plums and peaches. We are open Thursdays and Friday from 9-2 and Saturday 9-12 for u-pick. We are open for we pick most days. Our entire farm is pesticide-free. Unfortunately we don’t have any strawberries or blueberries this year. No appointment necessary for open hours. Apples are 2.75/lb, and figs are $1.50/ea or 12 for $15. Peaches $5/lb, plums $4/lb. Cash or etransfers only.

Figs and apples available this week (Gravenstein and Redfree varieties). Figs are $1.50/ea or $1.25 ea for 12 or more. Apples are unsprayed and $2.75/lb.

Raspberry u-pick open

Loaded with berries. Raspberries are $7/pint or $9/lb. Cash or etransfers only. No appointment needed.

Raspberry u-pick open Thursdays to Saturdays.

We are open Th-Fri 9-2 and Sat 9-12. No appointment is necessary. Cash or e-transfer only. Raspberries $7/pint and cherries are $7/lb.

Open for raspberries today and tomorrow 9-1 Open for raspberries and cherries next week Friday and Saturday 9-1 $7/pint, $9/lb raspberries

We are hoping to open the last weekend in June. Our raspberries and cherries are showing promising signs! Keep watching the blog posts, as I will announce our opening for each fruit weekly. Just to note. We do not sell strawberries but Silverside Farm in Cobble Hill does.

In the video below you will learn the reasons to Apple thin. To have fewer, larger apples and overall improve poundage (and make picking easier) So the tree doesn’t “overbear” one year and then not produce the year after. To prevent branches breaking.

Watch my video where I describe the top reasons your fruit tree flowered but you didn’t get any fruit.

Some apple trees are Triploid, meaning they need three parents. Varieties such as Gravenstein, Jonagold and Belle de Boskoop. These trees can’t pollinate other trees, but need two other varieties to be pollinated by that bloom at the same time. Check out my video where I describe this phenomenon and what to do about it.

You didn’t thin your apples last year You have a biennial bearing tree Too much nitrogen

We are featured in Episode 1 on apples of This is a Gardening Show

Top 3 reasons your apple tree isn’t blooming

Thanks for a great year. We will have apples and quince available at our farmstand until Oct 12. Have a great winter.